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Application January 12, 1942, Serial No. 426,446

2 Claims.

This invention relates to containers of that type comprising a bodymember and a removable end member which, after the container has beenlled, is sealed to the container body with a hermetic seal and which isso constructed that the container may be opened for the discharge of itscontents by tearing out a circumferential tear strip, thereby permittingthe 'end member to be removed, said end member being constructed so thatit can be again replaced on the container body with a friction flt.

One of the objects of the present invention is provide a novel containerof the type in which the body member is made of vitreous materials suchas glass, or plastics, or some other suitable non-metallic material,while the removable end member is made of sheet metal.

In order to give an understanding of the invention, I have illustratedin the drawings some selected embodiment thereof which will now bedescribed, after which the novel features willbe pointed out in theappended claims.

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a container embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the manner in whichthe end member is sealed to the body of the container.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing the end member after it has beenremoved.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view through the upper part of thecontainer body showing the latter after the container has been opened.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to'Fig. 1 but showing adifferent embodiment ol the invention.

Fig. '1 is a fragmentary side view of a container embodying theinvention but having an end member or closure member which is pivotallyconnected to the body after the can has been opened.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view of the container illustrated inFig. 7 taken on the line 8 8, Fig. 7 but showing the container opened.

Fig. 9 Lis a fragmentary sectional view showing my invention as appliedto a container having walls of paper or bre.

Fig. 10 is a side view of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view illustrating the container in Fig. 9 afterit has been opened.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary sectional view of a different embodiment of theinvention.

In my improved container shown in Fig. 1, the body member 3 having theside walls 4 and bottom 5 may be made from glass or plastics or anyother suitable non-metallic material. member 6 is made of sheet metaland itis formed with a depending vertical wall 'I which tits within theupper end of the body 3 with a friction t.

In order to provide for sealing the end member 6 to the body 3 when thecontainer is ilrst filled, I propose to employ a metal band 8 whichencircles the upper endof the body 3 and is permanently secured thereto.This band B is initially provided with a laterally extending sealingange 9 and the end member 6 is also initially provided at its peripherywith a sealing ange I0, as shown in Fig. 3.

After the container has been l1ed,.the'end member 6 is assembled withthe body 3 by inserting the depending wall 1 into the open top of thebody 3 and positioning the sealing flange I0 thereon against the sealingange 9 of the band 8. These two sealing flanges are then rolled togetherin the usual way to form the lock seam II and thereby the end member 6is secured to the body 3.

'I'he body member 3 is shown as having a downwardly-facingcircumferential shoulder I2 and the lower edge of the band 8 is bentinwardly into engagement with said shoulder as shown at I3, therebylocking or anchoring the band 8 to the container body 3. The covermember or end member 6 is formed to present the annular portion I9 whichextends outwardly from the upper edge of the wall 1 and overlies andforms a tight joint with the top edge 20 of the body member.

If desired, a suitable gasket or packing I4 may be employed between saidportion I9 of the end member 6 and the top edge 20 of the body wall 4,thereby to hermetically seal the container.

The band '8 is formed with two circumferential lines of weakness orscore lines I5 and I6 which form between them a tear strip Il that canbe torn out of the band when the container is to be opened. This tearstrip will be provided with the usual projecting tab I8 to which a keymay be applied for tearingthe tear strip from the band 8 as usual incans or containers that are opened by removing a tear strip from thewall of the container.

The lower line of weakness I6 is situated below the top edge 20 of thecontainer body, and the upper line of weakness I5 is situated no lowerthan the bottom face of the annular portion I9. When the tear strip Ilhas been torn out of the band 8, the latter will be divided into anupper portion which is seamed to the cover member 6 by the lock seam Il,and a lower portion which The end remains anchored to the body member.The removal of the tear strip exposes not only the upper edge portion ofthe body member but also the sealing gasket I4, and after the tear striphas been removed the cover may be lifted from the container by forcing asuitable implement into the space between the annular portion i8 of theend member 8 and the top edge 28 of the container body which is occupiedby the gasket or packing strip il. In this way, the end member can bereadily pried oi! from the body portion.

Because of the fact that the end member has the depending wall 1 whichilts within the open end of the body with a friction fit, the end memberor cover member 6 is a replaceable cover which can be replaced on thecontainer body, and when so replaced it will have a tight ilt therewith.

There is thus provided an hermetically sealed .container having the bodyportion made of glass,

plastics or some other non-metallic material and which is provided witha replaceable sheet metal cover member of the plug type which whenreplaced has a friction t with the body.

Some containers of this type. and especially containers of the gallon or1/-gallon size which are used for packaging paint, are frequentlyprovided with a bail by which they can be carried. Such a bail is shownin Figs. l and 2 of the drawings and this may be provided for bysecuring suitable ears 2i to the band 8 on the opposite sides thereofand connecting the ends 22 of a bail 28 with said ears in a well-knownway.

The use of the band 8 therefore makes it possible noiI only to use acontainer having a body member of glass or plastic or other non-metallicmaterial but it also provides means by which the container can be openedby removing a tear strip in the usual way, and a container in which thecover member has a friction fit with the upper end of the body memberwhen said cover is replaced theron. The use of the band 8 also makes itpossible to equip the container with the carrying bail 23.

'Ihe band 8 will have sufllcient frictional engagement with the exteriorof the body member 8 so that said band will retain its place on the bodyafter the tear strip I1 has been remove'd.

In Fig. 6, there is shown a slightly different embodiment of theinvention in which the upper edge of the wall 4 of the container body isformed with a rabbet 24 and the end member 8a is formed with the twoannular stepped portions 25, 26 one of which rests on the bottom wall ofthe rabbet 24 and the other of which rests on the top edge of the body.In this embodiment of the invention, the packing gasket 20a isinterposed between the bottom face of the rabbet 2l and the step 25. Theperipheral edge of the end member 8a is secured to the band 8 by meansof the lock seam Il as in the other embodiments of the invention, andsaid band is provided with the two lines of weakness I5, il which formbetween them the tear strip i1 as above described with reference .toFigs. 1 and 2.

Figs. 7 and 8 show a construction in which the upper end of the bodymember 8 has ,afband 8b thereon similar to the band 8 in Fig. 1 'and inwhich the end member 6b is seamed to the upper edge of the band by meansof the lock seam IIb,

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 'I and 8, however, the lines ofweakness which are indicated at lib and lib do not extend entirely aboutthe band 8b so that when the tear strip IIb isftoln out of the band,there will be lc'ft a 'portion 21 which connects the can end with thecardboard, etc. In this embodiment, the side wall ofthe container bodyis indicated at 4c and as stated above. it may be made of nbre,cardboard or some other paper-like product. The upper edge portion ofthe side wall 4c is folded over on the outside of said side wall asshownat 88 and then is folded or bent inwardly and upwardly as indicatedat 8| so that the portion 8l is located between the fold 88 and the wall4c of the container body. Surroimding the folded portion 88, 8| of thecontainer body is a metal band 8c to the upper edge of which the endmember 8c is ,seamed by means of the lock seam llc. said' end member 8cbeing preferably made of sheet metal. This end member te is made vwiththe depending circumferential wall 1c which fits within the open end ofthebody and the cover is also madewith an annular portion llc whichrests on the top edge of the body.

The band 8c is made with the two lines of y weakness or score lines llcand I8c forming between them a tear strip llc similar to the tear stripI'l in Fig. 1 and which can be tom'from the band when the container isto be opened.

In the construction shown in Fig. 10, the tear strip llc does not extendentirely around the band but is constructed so that when the tear stripis removed from the band, there will be left a portion 21e constitutinga hinge for the end member when the container is to be opened as shownin Fig. l1. One end of the tear strip llc is provided with the usual tabI8c which can be engaged by a key or other implement for tear ing thestrip from the can.

The lower edge of the band 8c is bent inwardly as shown at lic to engagethe under side of the folded portion 80, 3i, thereby to retain the bandon the container.

The three-ply formation atl the upper edge of the body together with theband 8c provides a container with a relatively stiif rim at its upperend so that after the container has been opened, the end member 8c canbe replaced on the container body with a friction ilt and will quiteeil'ectively seal the container again, notwithstanding the fact that thecontainer body is made of paper or fibre.

In Fig. 12, I have illustrated a different embodiment of the inventionin which the upper edge of the wall ld of the body is folded out' wardlyand back on itself as shown at 38d and then is folded outwardly andupwardly as shown at Sid, the fold 3Id having less vertical dimensionthan the fold 88d. Surrounding the upper edge of the can body is a sheetmetal band 8d to the upper edge of which the end member 6d is seamed bymeans of the lock seam lid. This end member 8d is formed with thevertical wall 1d that fits snugly within the upper end of the containerbody. 'Ihe band 8d is provided with the two lines of weakness or scorelines ld and ltd which form between them the tear strip Ild that isadapted to be torn out of the band when the container is to be opened.

In this embodiment of the invention, not only is the lower edge Ild ofthe band bent around underneath the shoulder formed lby the foldedportions 30d and 31d, but said band may have its upper portion offsetwith relation to the lower portion thereby to form the shoulder 33 thatengages the top edge of the fold 3 I d.

I claim:

1. A container comprising a body member having a downwardly facingcircumferential shoulder on its exterior surface adjacent to its upperedge, a band of sheet metal encircling the portion of the body abovesaid shoulder, the lower edge of said band being bent inwardly to engagesaid shoulder, a cover member separate from said band and having itsperipheral edge seamed to the upper edge of the band, said cover memberhaving a depending annular wall that frictionally ts within the-upperopen end of the body member and further having an annular portionextending outwardly from the upper edge of said depending wall andoverlying the top edge of the body portion, said band having twocircumferential lines of weakness forming between them a tear stripwhich when torn out divides the band into an upper portion that remainsseamed to the peripheral edge of the cover member and a lower portionwhich remains anchored to the body member, whereby the cover member isfree to be lifted to open the container, the lower line of weaknessbeing situated below the top edge of the container body and the upperline of weakness being situated no lower than the lower face of saidannular portionL said cover member being replaceable on the body memberto occupy the same position it occupied before the tear strip wasremoved, the friction nt between the depending annular wall of thereplaced cover member and the interior face of the body member forming atight joint.

2. A container comprising a body member of glass having a downwardlyfacing shoulder on its exterior adjacent to its upper edge, a band ofsheet metal encircling the portion of the body above said shoulder, thelower edge of said band being bent inwardly to engage said shoulder, a

cover member of sheet metal separate from said band and having itsperipheral edge seamed to the upper edge of the band, said cover memberalso having an annular portion which overles the top edge of the bodymember and further having an annular wall depending from the vinner edgeof said annular portion, which wall frictionally ts within the upperopen end of the body member, a sealing gasket situated between saidannular portion and the top edge of the body member for hermeticallysealing the container, said band having two circumferential lines ofweakness forming between them a tear strip which extends nearly but notentirely around the band, the portion of band between the ends of thetear strip constituting a hinge portion for the cover member, the lowerline of weakness being situated below the top-edge of the container bodyand the upper line of weakness being situated opposite the lower face ofsaid annular portion, said tear strip having a tab by which it may betorn from the band thereby exposing the upper edge portion of the bodymember and said gasket to permit a suitable implement to be forcedbetween said annular portion of the cover and the top edge of the bodymember for prying the cover member free from the body member.

HARRY SEBEIL.

